Food Service Assistant

Aramark Ltd; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

MyStaffShop discounts

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Holiday entitlement

Apprenticeship schemes

Career progression

Job summary

Aramark Ltd in Pontefract is recruiting a Casual Food Service Assistant to join our on-site team at New College Pontefract WF8 4QR. You will prepare sandwiches and grab-and-go foods and provide friendly front-of-house service.

Shifts are Mon-Fri 08:00-14:00 during term time, with on-site parking and access to staff perks. We offer extensive training, career progression, life assurance, pension contributions and other benefits as part of our hospitality team.

Qualifications

• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have legal right to work.
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and enhanced DBS checks.
• Previous experience (if relevant).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food and beverages to customers.
• General kitchen duties, including food preparation including making sandwiches and cold food.
• General front of house duties such as clearing tables, table service, customer service.
• Till work and taking payments.
• Restocking items and stock rotation.
• General cleaning of front and back of house.
• Sweeping/Mopping and general housekeeping to ensure areas are always cleaned to a high standard.
• Training and upskilling with on the job and e-learning support to stay multi-skilled.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Cash handling

Stock rotation

Cleaning

Team player

Multi-skilled

Job description

• Prepare and serve food and beverages to customers
• General kitchen duties, including food preparation including making sandwiches and cold food
• General front of house duties such as clearing tables, table service, customer service
• Till work and taking payments
• Restocking items and stock rotation
• General cleaning of front and back of house
• Sweeping/Mopping and general housekeeping to ensure areas are always cleaned to a high standard.
• We aim for all staff to be multi skilled and flexible with full training and support provided both on the job and via our e learning portal.

• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have legal right to work.
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and enhanced DBS checks.
• Previous experience (if relevant).

Job Reference 548593.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Casual Food Service Assistant to join our team working at New College Pontefract WF8 4QR. You will be performing basic food preparation, preparing sandwiches and other grab and go foods. Alongside this, you will also be working front of house, operating the tills, and providing excellent customer service to our customers. Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are very lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

• This is a casual position, working as needed during term time only, (shift pattern is Mon - Fri). Shifts range between 08:00 and 14:00, leaving your evenings free
• a rarity when you work within culinary.
• Hourly rate £11.44.
• On site parking and local transport links.
• You will have access to MyStaffShop
• which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats!
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks.
• You will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospects and could lead to all sorts of opportunities
• we LOVE to promote from within.
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided.
• We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so your learning journey can continue.